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>> IMAGINE SPENDING THREE WEEKS

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EVERY DAY, ALL DAY LEARNING

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ABOUT THE ART OF WIND OR FLY

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FISHING OR THE NEW YORKER

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MAGAZINE.

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THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT STUDENTS AT

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UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL IN

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HAMILTON COUNTY ARE DOING -

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THEY'RE TAKING A BREAK FROM

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TRADITIONAL CLASS SCHEDULES AND

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INSTEAD STUDYING A SINGLE

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SUBJECT ALL DAY, EVERY DAY

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THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED JANUARY

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TERM.

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FOR MORE ON THIS UNCONVENTIONAL

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AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO

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LEARNING WE ARE PLEASED TO BE

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JOINED BY UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL

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HEAD OF SCHOOL ALICIA

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LAMAGDELEINE .

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ALICIA, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

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>> THANK YOU, GERRY.

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GREAT TO BE HERE

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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HEY, BEFORE WE GET INTO JANUARY

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TERM AND J TERM.

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TALK ABOUT UNIVERSITY HIGH

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SCHOOL.

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AND I REMEMBER WHEN THE SCHOOL

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OPENED.

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DOESN'T SEEM LIKE 22 YEARS NOW.

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FOUNDED IN 2000.

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TALK ABOUT THE ROOTS OF THE

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SCHOOL, OF UNIVERSITY HIGH

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SCHOOL, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL THERE

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IN CARMEL.

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>> WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT STAND

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ALONE NON-SECTARIAN HIGH SCHOOL.

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WE ARE FOUNDED BY BOARD MEMBERS

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FROM EIGHT SCHOOLS IN

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INDIANAPOLIS WHO IN THE LATE 90s

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WERE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER

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INDEPENDENT NON-RELIGIOUS HIGH

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SCHOOL.

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SO THEY PUT -- CAME TOGETHER AND

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PUT TOGETHER A FEASIBILITY STUDY

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AND DETERMINED THAT METROPOLITAN

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INDIANAPOLIS COULD SUSTAIN

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ANOTHER INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL

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AND UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL WAS

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FORMED

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>> AND YOU HAVE GROWN FROM

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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, 40 STUDENTS,

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NOW UP TO 340 STUDENTS IN THE

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HIGH SCHOOL.

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>> YEAH.

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>> AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WE

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STARTED TO TAPE HERE, SCHOOLS

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LIKE YOURS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING

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FOR NEW WAYS TO CONNECT WITH

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STUDENTS, NEW WAYS TO REALLY

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BETTER EDUCATE THEM.

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I GUESS THAT'S THE GENESIS FOR

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THE JANUARY TERM OR J TERM.

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>> YEAH.

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ABSOLUTELY.

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REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE

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EDUCATION THAT YOU OR I MIGHT

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HAVE HAD WHERE THE INTERNET

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DIDN'T EXIST.

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WE HAD TO LEARN THINGS BY ROTE,

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DATE, FACTS, FORMULAS, THAT KIDS

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CARRY AROUND ACCESS TO IN THEIR

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POCKETS.

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HOW DO YOU CONNECT OR SHOW THEM,

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HELP THEM CONNECT, THOSE THINGS

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TO REAL WORLD LEARNING, TO

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PROJECTS THEY MAY ENCOUNTER IN A

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CAREER, OR IN A COLLEGE COURSE.

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SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO BREAK

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DOWN THE TRADITIONAL KIND OF

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STATIC THIS IS ONE DISCIPLINARY

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SUBJECT, THIS IS CHEMISTRY OR

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SOCIAL STUDIES, PARTICULARLY IN

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J TERM SHOW HOW ALL OF THOSE

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THINGS CONNECT IN A REAL LIVING

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WAY.

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>> I THINK I HAD AN ABACUS IN

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THE DAY.

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TALK ABOUT J TERM.

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DEPAUW, COLLEGIATE LEVEL HAS A

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WINTER TERM WHERE THEY TAKE

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JANUARY AND DO THINGS.

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KIND OF LIKE THAT, I GUESS, YOU

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REALLY DO ZERO IN ON VERY

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SPECIFIC FOCUS AREAS.

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>> YES.

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SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, GRADES 9

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THROUGH 12, IN MIXED CLASSES,

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ALL AGE RANGES, TAKING ONE CLASS

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ALL DAY LONG, THREE WEEKS, OUR

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OFFERINGS CHANGE EVERY YEAR,

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THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING THE

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HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS,

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THE ART OF WIND, FLY FISHING.

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AND THEY COME FROM STUDENT

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IDEAS, FACULTY IDEAS, OF JUST

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WHAT ARE INTERESTING THINGS IN

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THE WORLD, AND CAN WE LEARN MORE

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ABOUT THEM, AND LEARN HOW TO DO

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CRITICAL THINKING, DEEP

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QUESTIONING, AS A PART OF THAT

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STUDY.

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THE ONE THING THAT WE OFFER

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EVERY YEAR IS AN INTERNSHIP

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PROGRAM, SO WE DO HAVE ABOUT 20

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STUDENTS THIS YEAR WHO AREN'T ON

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CAMPUS IN A CLASS, THEY'RE OUT

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SHADOWING A VETERINARIAN, A

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LAWYER, OR A DOCTOR, AND

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LEARNING ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE

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>> INTERESTING INDEED, ALICIA,

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AS YOU LOOK AT THE CAMPUS, THE

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SCHOOL, GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, I

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KNOW IN 2018, YOU REALLY

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UNDERTOOK CAMPUS MASTER PLAN.

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TALK ABOUT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES,

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WHERE YOU SEE THE FUTURE AT

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UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL.

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>> WE DID EXTENSIVE MASTER

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PLANNING IN 2018 TO LOOK AT THE

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LAND WE HAD.

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WE HAD 115 ACRES IN SOUTHERN

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HAMILTON COUNTY, WHICH IS A LOT

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OF REAL ESTATE TO HAVE IN ONE

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SPOT THAT WAS RELATIVELY

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UNDERDEVELOPED.

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AND WE PLANNED OUT, WHAT WOULD

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THE CAMPUS NEED TO LOOK LIKE IF

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WE WERE TO GROW TO 400 STUDENTS.

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I THINK AT THAT TIME WE WERE

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JUST BELOW 300.

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WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD

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ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM

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BUILDINGS.

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THEATER SEATINGS, SPORTS FIELDS.

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AND WE DID THAT MASTER PLANNING

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TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD

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NEED AND WHAT WE WOULD HAVE

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LEFT.

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WE HAD SOME ACREAGE THAT WE DID

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SELL IN 2018 TO MONETIZE TO HELP

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THE SCHOOL.

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WE REALIZED WE WOULDN'T NEED IT,

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EVEN IF WE GOT TO OUR MAX

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CAPACITY.

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WE HAD ABOUT 35 ACRES WE

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WOULDN'T USE.

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THE OTHER PROJECT WE HAVE

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CREATED IS WE WANT TO BUILD A

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HABITAT FOR COMMUNITY LEARNING

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CENTER.

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SO WE'RE RIGHT HERE ADJACENT TO

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WEST PARK WHICH HAS CONTINUAL

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STANDING WETLANDS.

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WE WANTED TO TIE IN A TEACHING

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AND LEARNING LAB THAT BECOMES

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ONE COHESIVE ECOSYSTEM WITH WEST

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PARK AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

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THAT PROBABLY THE NEXT PROJECT

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IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS

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>> A LOT GOING ON, MUCH DRIVEN

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BY INNOVATION.

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ALICIA LaMAGDELEINE, HEAD OF

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SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY HIGH

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SCHOOL.